Marketing and Communications leader, Ngozi Akinyele has been elevated to the position of Group Executive, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Coronation, Africa’s leading financial services institution.
In her new position, she will be at the helm of directing Brand, Marketing, Communications Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship priorities for the Coronation Group, as well as build Africa’s tech-enabled investment management powerhouse.
Ngozi is an experienced management consultant and brand manager with a high sense of drive, initiative and ability to apply knowledge as required in the workplace.
She has a specific interest in brand development, marketing, operational transformation, business intelligence, analytics and change management across aviation, banking, retail consumer goods and transportation sectors among others.
Prior to the promotion, Ngozi was the Executive/Deputy Chief Marketing Officer of the financial service company where she was responsible for overseeing Brand, Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship, across all Coronation entities in Africa.
Before joining Coronation, Ngozi was the Head of Strategic Brand Management, Corporate Communications and Marketing at Union Bank of Nigeria.
She also served as the Transformation Analyst and Project Manager and was elevated to Strategy Planning Manager in the same organisation.
At KPMG Ngozi served as the Senior Associate in Management Consultation.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Economics from the University of Lagos and an Advanced Marketing Management Program from Northwestern University- Kellogg School of Management.
